Salute To Service Night The Perfect Memorial Day Celebration At CNS

Alexandra Purcell
May 26
14 min read

May 24, 2026 - Dacono, CO

Memorial Day weekend is always a highlight at Colorado National Speedway, and Sunday, May 24, 2026, was no exception. Five local divisions took to the track during the rare Sunday night event, as the Super Late Models, Legends, Super Stocks, Bandoleros, and crowd-favorite Trains all closed out the holiday weekend with plenty to prove.

Perfect weather set the stage for a packed house of fans, who stayed on their feet through every lap of action throughout the night. And to cap things off, fireworks lit up the sky, giving everyone one more reason to celebrate an unforgettable weekend at CNS.

A lot went down on Sunday night, so check out all the action below.

Guardian Roofing Super Late Models

Dash – 15 Laps

Kyle Ray’s No. 58 took the lead in short order, followed by the No. 24 of Cody Dempster and No. 43 of Kody Vanderwal, who looked low and tried to make it a three-way conversation for the top spot. The No. 82 of Michael Scott went high, settling into his preferred line as he battled for fourth, but it didn’t take long for Ray to check out. Dempster side by side with Vanderwal, who worked the high side trying to get around him, and had second place right at the line. Vanderwal took the fight right to Ray, pulling to his quarter panel in T1, almost executing the pass by the stripe on Lap 8 and sealing the deal in T4 on the next lap. It didn’t take long for Vanderwal to open up a gap on Ray, though. Now with clean air, Vanderwal set sail and continued around to win.

Feature – 40 Laps

While the No. 6 of Adam Deines held command up front as soon as the green flag dropped, Scott made short work of Dempster. Scott settled into his preferred high line, bringing Dempster and the No. 32 of Brett Yackey with him in an attempt to chase down the leaders. Ray looked to pass Yackey, swinging high, but Yackey held onto the lower groove until he couldn’t any longer, finally giving Ray the advantage up top. And speaking of the high line, Deines soon found himself on the receiving end of Scott’s charge from the outside. Deines dipped low and lost the back end of his race car, sealing the deal for Scott. But Deines fired back after a strong recovery, going door-to-door with Scott as the two battled for the lead. Meanwhile, Vanderwal quietly worked his way into the top five, sweeping past Yackey in short order.

Scott continued to lead as Dempster became the next problem for Deines. Deines could not hold him off as Dempster shot past and into second place. Now Deines found himself battling side-by-side with Vanderwal in an attempt to hang onto third, but ultimately ceded the position and quickly slipped back to P5.

Scott remained in control at the halfway point, but Dempster and Vanderwal brought the fight directly to his rear bumper, forcing him to work lap after lap to defend the lead. The battle went three-wide down the backstretch, but the fight ultimately ended in disaster as contact took all three contenders out of contest for the lead and handed the front row over to Yackey and Deines. Despite the damage, Scott and Vanderwal both returned to the track at the tail end of the lead lap. Yackey took control on the restart with the No. 3C of Cassidy Hinds hot on his heels.

The pack went three-wide once again deeper in the field, but this time everyone managed to keep their noses clean. Yackey quickly checked out while the battle for second tightened up behind him. The closest fight on the track became the battle between Deines and Hinds, who traded shots for P2 while trying to hold off the No. 11 of Darren Robertson and Ray behind them.

Hinds finally clawed her way past Deines, who then slipped behind Ray and Robertson, barely hanging onto a top-five position. Out front, however, Yackey was long gone. The defending champion picked up right where he left off, cruising to victory in the 40-lap feature.

Quick Time: No. 58, Kyle Ray, 16.033

Fast Dash: No. 43, Kody Vanderwal

Feature: No. 32, Brett Yackey

AC Transmissions Legends

Fast Dash – 10 Laps

The No. 68 of Wyatt Dent tried to demote the No. 6 of Scotty Scott from the front row, but quickly fell out of the top five as Scott maintained control of the race. The No. 15 of Danny Medina then put on a mad dash toward the front, slicing into second place and riding his momentum all the way to the lead. However, a caution waved for a race car stuck on the Turn 2 apron. Scott once again took control on the restart as Dent and the No. 14S of Austin Steinke gave chase in double-file formation with the rest of the pack close behind. Medina soon shook free of the gaggle and reclaimed P2, while the No. 32 of Cody Milan slingshotted himself into third, leaving Dent and Steinke to settle the battle for fourth between themselves. Medina then made a risky move around the outside to take the lead for good, distancing himself from Scott and rounding the track twice more to secure the victory.

Fast Feature – 25 Laps

The No. 03 of Darrell Stewart leaped to an early lead, and in quick succession, the field went single-file - at least, until Scott decided to make things interesting by going two-wide with Milan in a battle for third, taking the position away from Medina. The pack screamed after Stewart, who continued to lead and opened up a two car-length advantage by Lap 4. But Medina was not done with Scott just yet. Medina surged back past Scott, then immediately set sights on the No. 16 of Travis Roe. Their momentum carried them right to Stewart’s rear bumper. Medina looked low to overtake Roe, but lost ground in the process. Meanwhile, Scott began to fade, slipping outside the top five and catching the tail end of the seven-car lead breakaway, slotting in behind the No. 1 of Ryan Land.

Medina and Roe locked bumpers and powered past Stewart, who got shuffled to the high line and fell outside the top five by the time the field came back around the next lap. Up front, Roe continued to lead, though Medina remained glued to his rear bumper. But Medina suddenly lost speed and fell out of contention for the lead as the No. 14S of Austin Steinke and Land both stormed past. Steinke stayed right with Roe as the laps wound down. Every time Steinke managed to close the gap, Roe found another burst of speed and held him off. But with just two laps remaining, Steinke finally pulled door-to-door with Roe and completed the pass for the lead. Land followed him through, shuffling Roe back to third. Steinke rounded the track one final time to collect the checkered flag.

Dash – 10 Laps

Headed by the No. 17K of Marc Karashinski and the No. 33J of Jake Boren, a sparkling field of 19 Legends cars took the green flag for their first race of the evening. Karashinski shot out ahead, pulling Boren along behind him. Boren led until a few cars tangled in Turn 4 on Lap 3, drawing the yellow flag. Boren got back to the lead in a hurry with the No. 21 of Madi Lange hot on his heels. Lange lined up a shot on Boren, but Boren held strong, maintaining the lead as the top three broke away from the field with one lap left on the board. Boren ultimately outran all challengers, picking up the Dash victory.

Feature – 20 Laps

Before the field could even take the green, chaos erupted in the back half of the pack, prompting a complete restart with the No. 27 of Brian Harlow and the No. 97 of Bill Blevins on the front row. Harlow swung low as Blevins fired back on the outside. Meanwhile, the No. 17K of Marc Karashinski plummeted outside of the top five, allowing the No. 19A of Austin Nester to take over the fifth position. The No. 21 of Madi Lange mounted a charge on the No. 13P of David Price, but Price cut her off, slowing both drivers up and allowing Harlow to pull ahead and hang onto fourth. Lange finally completed the pass on Lap 3, though. Then, on Lap 4, several competitors found the Turn 1 wall, triggering another caution period.

The race restarted with the No. 27C of Steven Nester and Blevins back on the front row. This time, Steven Nester got away cleanly, leading Blevins as the No. 01 of Gary Land battled his way into P3. Blevins washed up the track as Steven Nester assumed control of the race, but Harlow, who had charged back toward the front, executed a perfect pass in Turn 3 and overtook him for the lead.

With momentum firmly on his side, Harlow quickly checked out, opening a several car-length advantage over Steven Nester. Meanwhile, Land and the No. 71 of Jason Scott battled side-by-side for fifth as the No. 33J of Jake Boren entered the conversation. Lange then muscled her way past Steven Nester and began running down Harlow up front, but another multicar incident unfolded in Turn 4, once again bringing out the caution.

Lange and Harlow led the field back to green, but Harlow got the jump immediately. He cleared Lange as the pack finally settled into a single-file groove with two laps remaining. Lange reeled Harlow back in as the white flag flew, staying glued to his rear bumper. She made one final move to the inside coming to the stripe, but fell just short. Harlow went on to claim the victory by just .015 seconds at the line, while Steven Nester rounded out the podium in third.

Quick Time: No. 03, Darrell Stewart, 18.690

Fast Dash: No. 15, Danny Medina

Fast Feature: No. 14S, Austin Steinke

Dash: No. 33J, Jake Boren

Feature: No. 27, Brian Harlow

Pueblo Bank & Trust Super Stocks

A unique format kept the Super Stocks field competitive on Sunday. The top six drivers in qualifying automatically locked themselves into the Feature, while the top 11 finishers from both the Dash and Fast Dash would also get a shot at the main event.

Dash – 10 Laps

A field of 15 snarling Super Stocks took the green flag following a front row led by the No. 57 of Jason Arbuckle and the No. 28 of Teigan Scott. Scott pushed the No. 10W of Gauge Witthar to the high side on the opening lap, but Arbuckle maintained control of the race by swinging low. Three-wide action shuffled Witthar into P2 and allowed Arbuckle to pull away with the top spot. Meanwhile, the No. 3.2 of Robert Davey was on a mission, charging his way into the top five. Scott worked over Witthar for second, looking low several times, but Witthar managed to hang onto the position. By Lap 5, Arbuckle had nearly checked out on the field, at least until the caution flag flew for an incident deeper in the pack.

The restart put Arbuckle back out front as Scott immediately charged into second place. The field mostly kept things clean heading toward the white flag, but Scott was not content with P2. He dove to the inside of Arbuckle and pulled alongside him coming to the stripe, but Arbuckle narrowly held on, edging Scott at the line by a nose.

Fast Dash – 10 Laps

The No. 23 of Jordan Abeyta took control early, leaving the No. 33 of Dillyn Kellogg to fend off the No. 82 of Ian Clark. The No. 12S of Shawn Sulley tried to muscle the No. 61 of John Humphrey out of the way for P4 and managed to take the position, immediately setting his sights on the leaders. Abeyta continued to lead just ahead of Kellogg, who crept closer to his rear bumper with each passing lap. Humphrey, meanwhile, finally found a way back around Sulley, though their battle allowed the No. 75 of Emilio Abeyta to close in on the fight. With just two laps remaining, Kellogg swept past Abeyta in Turn 1 and never looked back, driving away to claim the victory.

Feature – 25 Laps

Kellogg and Jordan Abeyta led the field across the line as the pack battled two-wide behind them. A few cars toward the back spun out in the opening chaos, but the field scattered and narrowly avoided further contact. As Kellogg precariously defended the lead against Abeyta, a three-way fight for third developed between the No. 82 of Ian Clark, the No. 61 of John Humphrey, and the No. 75 of Emilio Abeyta. Lurking just behind them, the No. 12S of Shawn Sulley stalked the group, waiting for an opportunity to strike. Meanwhile, Chris Cox – technically No. 49, but No. 12C on track – carved his way through the pack.

Up front, Kellogg continued to lead unchallenged, though he soon faced the task of navigating slower traffic at the tail end of the field. By Lap 12, Kellogg had caught the lapped cars, but he had also built a comfortable advantage over second-place Jordan Abeyta. Meanwhile, Cave had cracked the top five.

Clark caught Abeyta and chased him through lapped traffic, but Cave loomed larger and larger in both of their mirrors as the trio worked through slower cars. With five laps remaining, Kellogg had finally cleared traffic and opened up a sizable gap over Abeyta. Cave then dove to the inside of Clark and completed the pass cleanly while threading through traffic.

Abeyta was next on Cave’s list as he powered into second place. Abeyta then slipped back behind both Clark and the No. 49 machine, ultimately finishing fifth. Out front, however, Kellogg drove away to capture his first-ever trophy. The young up-and-comer, who got his start in the Bandoleros, celebrated with a bow in tribute to Kyle Busch.

Quick Time: No. 34J, Ronnie Johnson, 19.833

Dash: No. 57, Jason Arbuckle

Fast Dash: No. 33, Dillyn Kellogg

Feature: No. 33, Dillyn Kellogg

Puzzle Effect Bandoleros

Outlaw Dash – 10 Laps

The No. 23M of Izaak Mead led Lap 1, followed closely by the No. 07 of Madison Stanley as she kept pace with him through the opening laps. A multicar incident soon triggered a red flag, bringing the race to a halt while cleanup crews worked to clear the track. When racing resumed, Mead and Stanley once again lined up side-by-side on the front row. Mead, Stanley, and the No. 95J of Jaxon Muhler remained locked together in a tight battle as Stanley swung four-wide while trying to sweep around a lapped car and take over the lead. Muhler capitalized on the moment and mounted a late charge on Mead, but ultimately ran out of time to make a move for the win. Mead held strong and went on to claim the victory.

Outlaw Feature – 15 Laps

Stanley went high at the drop of the green to shoot out front, followed closely by Mead and Muhler. Stanley had a big moment while trying to navigate lapped traffic, nearly giving Mead a shot at the lead. Mead dove to the inside, but got hung up behind a slower car, forcing Stanley to make a quick decision of her own. Mead then banged doors with a lapped machine, though both drivers managed to continue without issue. Moments later, however, Stanley made contact with another car, unfortunately taking her out of contention for the win.

Mead and the No. 84 of Kaylie Snyder lined up on the front row for the restart. Mead got away cleanly with the lead while Muhler emerged as the runner-up. Mead continued to pace the field as Muhler held onto second, and the running order remained largely unchanged through the closing laps. Mead ultimately drove away to capture the victory.

Bandit Dash – 10 Laps

A strong start saw the No. 8 of Adalynn Smith jump out front as the No. 28 of Chandler Gasser charged into P2. But Smith managed to quickly ditch Gasser while the No. 28P of Hayden Powers battled the No. 29 of Nora Smith for third. Nora Smith secured the position and set her sights on Gasser for P2. Powers later fell back after being overtaken by the No. 3 of Logan Torrez, while Adalynn Smith continued to lead comfortably on her way to the win.

Rookie Bandit Dash – 10 Laps

The No. 25 of Edward Shupe led Lap 1 after a strong start, opening a massive advantage over the No. 27 of Logan Harlow and the No. 7M of Christian Martinez. However, Shupe spun from the lead, handing the top spot over to Harlow, but not for long. The No. 22 of Lucas Jaramillo mounted a charge to the front and took control of the race before driving away to claim the victory.

Bandit Feature – 12 Laps

Torrez shot out front at the drop of the green, leading a massive field of 16 Bandoleros to the line. But it did not take long for Nora Smith to take control, slicing through slower traffic as the field continued to race surprisingly cleanly. However, on Lap 6, Smith spun from the lead, opening the door for Torrez to retake control as Smith fell outside of the top five. Torrez now led Powers and the No. 28 of Chandler Gasser, while the No. 35 of Maverick Arechiga nudged his way into P4.

An incident deeper in the pack soon slowed the field under caution, setting up a restart with Torrez and Powers on the front row. This time, Adalynn Smith swung wide and charged to the lead just before the back half of the field unraveled into chaos. The race was frozen under a yellow-checkered finish, handing Adalynn Smith the victory. Arechiga crossed the line second, while the No. 15S of Declan Shaw completed the podium.

Rookie Bandit Dash: No. 22, Lucas Jaramillo

Bandit Dash: No. 8, Adalynn Smith

Bandit Feature: No. 8, Adalynn Smith

Outlaw Dash: No. 23M, Izaak Mead

Outlaw Feature: No. 23M, Izaak Mead

Lowry Insurance Trains

Feature – 8 Laps

The five-Train field took a full Figure 8 lap before the drop of the green to honor the late Chad Sutherland, a staple of the division for years. When they went green, the Trains went four-wide for the lead, filtering the No. 22 Hot Mess Express into the lead. The No. 80HD SNAFU was clipped by a competitor, but kept going; one of the Trains managed to clip a tractor tire, which went rolling through the turns before finally coming to a rest. The top three raced nose-to-tail for a few precarious laps, and the No. 41 Funny Farm took the lead as the No. 91 Friday Night Special sliced past Hot Mess Express, too. Funny Farm continued to lead and picked up the win, but the excitement didn’t stop there – there was a near miss in The X heading to the checkers.

Feature: No. 41G, J&H Livestock Funny Farm

As another incredible Memorial Day weekend at Colorado National Speedway comes to a close, we want to extend a huge thank you to our fans, competitors, crews, officials, employees, and partners for helping make the weekend such a success. We also want to thank all of our teams and drivers for putting on a fantastic show across every division and giving fans plenty to cheer about throughout the night.

The action is far from over, though. Join us again next weekend for an exciting Pro Truck doubleheader alongside the Pure Stocks, the always-entertaining Figure 8s, and a rare appearance from the Wingless Sprints. We’ll also welcome the Rocky Mountain Quarter Midget Association to CNS for another packed weekend of racing action. Tickets are available HERE!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Super Late Model - 40 Laps